I'm in favor of element-only and it looks to me like no one is in favor
of the more complex mixed content model...
Donald
From: "Martin J. Duerst" <duerst@w3.org>
Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.J.20000902023325.039db300@sh.w3.mag.keio.ac.jp>
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 02:37:36 +0900
To: "Joseph M. Reagle Jr." <reagle@w3.org>,
"Gregor Karlinger" <gregor.karlinger@iaik.at>
Cc: "IETF/W3C XML-DSig WG" <w3c-ietf-xmldsig@w3.org>,
"John Boyer" <jboyer@PureEdge.com>, Ed Simon <ed.simon@entrust.com>
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>I agree with element-only, because of the following:
>
>- Mixed allows in most cases much more than you actually want
> (mixed in XML can be controlled much less than in SGML)
>- Mixed is typically used for document text; transforms have
> clearly defined parameters (if not, something is wrong).
>- If there should be a case where using mixed for a transform
> is an alternative worth to consider, it's usually very easy
> to create a corresponding element-only model by adding one
> or a few more elements.
>
>
>Regards, Martin.
>
>
>At 00/09/01 09:52 -0400, Joseph M. Reagle Jr. wrote:
>>My preference is for element only as well for Transforms. Does anyone
>>oppose this. Ed/John, is the mixed content for Transforms even relevant to
>>the types of transforms we'd expect people to write now?
>>
>>
>>At 15:40 9/1/2000 +0200, Gregor Karlinger wrote:
>>> > At 08:29 9/1/2000 +0200, Gregor Karlinger wrote:
>>> > >Yes, I think it would be fine to have the same structure for all kind of
>>> > >algorithms.
>>> >
>>> > But are you arguing for consistency or for mixed? I could make them all
>>> > element only.
>>>
>>>I am arguing mainly for consistency. I personally would feel better with
>>>element only; if somebody wants to have mixed content, he can define a
>>>parameter element which allows this mixed content.
>>
>>
>>
>>_________________________________________________________
>>Joseph Reagle Jr.
>>W3C Policy Analyst mailto:reagle@w3.org
>>IETF/W3C XML-Signature Co-Chair http://www.w3.org/People/Reagle/